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Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2023 (187), and casualties rose from 235.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,421 collisions in Dumfries and Galloway.

Collisions in 2024
192
Up 3% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
264
Up 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

3.1% of collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.8% and 27% in Dumfries and Galloway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious7137%
  • Slight11560%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious8331%
  • Slight17466%

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dumfries and Galloway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 699 in 1979. 2024 is highlighted, with 192, up 3% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 192
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025222323
2024192264
2023187235
2022190251
2021150204
2020112146
2019195249
2018258357
2017236314
2016270386
2015276393
2014310395
2013297374
2012318426
2011318423
2010360459
2009388533
2008419552
2007475644
2006439638
2005495690
2004440572
2003447584
2002425587
2001435577
2000423624
1999375575
1998456638
1997421631
1996394555
1995410582
1994482713
1993503742
1992500719
1991632864
1990604844
1989590809
1988470682
1987561809
1986589870
1985489690
1984502743
1983553758
1982612899
1981636897
1980666991
19796991,059

When and where crashes happen in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February18 (9.4%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April14 (7.3%)
  • May14 (7.3%)
  • June17 (8.9%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September8 (4.2%)
  • October21 (11%)
  • November16 (8.3%)
  • December11 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight150 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (70%)
  • Wet or damp51 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (5.2%)
  • 30 mph35 (18%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph128 (67%)
  • 70 mph15 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (75%)
  • Van occupant15 (5.7%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 158 (3%)
  • 16 to 2031 (12%)
  • 21 to 2527 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (14%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6546 (17%)
  • 66 to 7520 (7.6%)
  • Over 7527 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider194 (73%)
  • Passenger58 (22%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car257 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Dumfries and Galloway ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dumfries and Galloway had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2024.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

Nith, Dumfries and Galloway, DG1 2BJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024, with 6 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dumfries and Galloway with the most crashes in 2024

The A75 had the most collisions in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024: 43, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dumfries and Galloway, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA754365414
2ndA74(M)132206
3rdA76111502
4thA701101305
5thA77101805
6thA71081502
7thB70768913
8thA7096901
9thA7115503
10thA7124401
11thA7134402
12thB63574712
13thB7224502
14thA7453602
15thA7473301
16thB7233300
17thA7142301
18thA7162200
19thA7462201
20thA7562202

Towns in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2024

Dumfries had the most collisions of any town in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024: 14.

Postcode districts in Dumfries and Galloway: crashes in 2024

DG11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024: 29.

Latest crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dumfries and Galloway in 2024, 3 were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Dumfries and Galloway road accidents in other years